Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife   36  .

    John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the  37  of the ten people who have saved the life of others.

    John had been studying in his room when he heard  38  . When he and his father rushed outside, they    39    that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed（刺）   40    with a knife by her ex-boyfriend（前男友）. The man ran from the  41   and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden    42    very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off.

    It was John’s quick    43    and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of the    44    people for bandages（绷带）, but when nobody could put their hands on anything, his father got some tea towels（毛巾）and    45    from their house. John used these to dress the most severe   46    to Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the   47  and ambulance arrived.

    “I’m    48    of what I did but I was just doing what I had been    49   ,” John said.

John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When   50   John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme, said, “   51  is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid  52  that he had learned at school saved Ms Slade’s life. It shows that a simple knowledge of the first aid can make a real  53   .”

    John and the nine other lifesavers also attended a   54    reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before    55    their awards last night.

1.A. show        B. attack        C. work           D. defend

2.A. bravery      B. life          C. thinking         D. progress

3.A. quarrelling    B. arguing      C. laughing        D. screaming 

4.A. realized       B. believed      C. thought        D. discovered

5.A. repeatedly    B. quickly       C. frequently      D. gradually

6.A. home        B. place        C. scene           D. house

7.A. shaking      B. struggling     C. bleeding        D. crying

8.A. action         B. answer       C. experience      D. request

9.A. several       B. nearby        C. familiar        D. curious

10.A. water       B. tape          C. bandages       D. scissors

11.A. damages     B. pains         C. injuries        D. arms

12.A. neighbours   B. children       C. doctor         D. police

13.A. proud       B. fond           C. sure          D. tired

14.A. expected     B. taught         C. encouraged    D. educated

15.A. thanking      B. recognizing    C. admiring      D. congratulating

16.A. There         B. It            C. He           D. She

17.A. skills         B. instructions    C. key           D. history

18.A. discovery       B. harm         C. difference      D. choice

19.A. recent         B. secret        C. private         D. special

20.A. giving        B. offering       C. announcing     D. receiving

三.完形填空（20分）
Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife  36 .
John was presented with his award at a ceremony(仪式) which recognized the  37  of ten people who have saved the life of  38  person.
John had been studying in his room when he heard  39 . When he and his father rushed outside, they  40  that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed  41  with a knife by her ex-boyfriend. The man ran from the  42  and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden  43 very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut from her body.
It was John’s quick  44  and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of  45  people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels(毛巾) and  46  from their house. John used these to dress the most severe  47  to ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the  48  and ambulance arrived.
“I’m  49  of what I did but I was just doing what I had been  50 ,” John said.
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When  51  John. Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said, “There is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid  52  that he learnt at school saved Ms Slade’s life. This shows that a simple knowledge of first aid can make a real  53 .”
John and nine other Life Savers also attended a  54  reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before  55  their awards last night.
36.A. show                B. attack                   C. fight                     D. defend
37.A. bravery            B. courage                 C. achievements          D. progress
38.A. any other          B. another                  C. the other                D. others
39.A. quarrelling               B. arguing                 C. shouting                D. screaming
40.A. realized             B. believed                 C. thought                  D. discovered
41.A. repeatedly        B. rudely                   C. frequently              D. gradually
42.A. home                B. place                     C. scene                     D. garden
43.A. shaking             B. struggling              C. bleeding                D. crying
44.A. action                      B. operation                      C. experience             D. request
45.A. several              B. nearby                   C. familiar                 D. curious
46.A. water                B. tape                       C. instrument             D. luggage
47.A. damages            B. pains                     C. injuries                  D. cuts
48.A. neighbours               B. children                   C. doctor                   D. police
49. A. proud              B. fond                    C. sure                       D. tired
50.A. expected           B. taught                    C. encouraged            D. educated
51.A. praising            B. referring to            C. talking with           D. congratulating
52.A. skills                B. instructions            C. treatments                D. methods
53.A. discovery          B. contribution           C. difference              D. choice
54.A. recent                      B. public                    C. private                   D. special
55.A. giving               B. remembering          C. announcing            D. receiving

三.完形填空（20分）

Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife  36 .

John was presented with his award at a ceremony(仪式) which recognized the  37  of ten people who have saved the life of  38  person.

John had been studying in his room when he heard  39 . When he and his father rushed outside, they  40  that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed  41  with a knife by her ex-boyfriend. The man ran from the  42  and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden  43 very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut from her body.

It was John’s quick  44  and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of  45  people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels(毛巾) and  46  from their house. John used these to dress the most severe  47  to ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the  48  and ambulance arrived.

“I’m  49  of what I did but I was just doing what I had been  50 ,” John said.

John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When  51  John. Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said, “There is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid  52  that he learnt at school saved Ms Slade’s life. This shows that a simple knowledge of first aid can make a real  53 .”

John and nine other Life Savers also attended a  54  reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before  55  their awards last night.

36.A. show                B. attack                   C. fight                     D. defend

37.A. bravery            B. courage                 C. achievements          D. progress

38.A. any other          B. another                  C. the other                D. others

39.A. quarrelling               B. arguing                 C. shouting                D. screaming

40.A. realized             B. believed                 C. thought                  D. discovered

41.A. repeatedly        B. rudely                   C. frequently              D. gradually

42.A. home                B. place                     C. scene                     D. garden

43.A. shaking             B. struggling              C. bleeding                D. crying

44.A. action                      B. operation                      C. experience             D. request

45.A. several              B. nearby                   C. familiar                 D. curious

46.A. water                B. tape                       C. instrument             D. luggage

47.A. damages            B. pains                     C. injuries                  D. cuts

48.A. neighbours               B. children                   C. doctor                   D. police

49. A. proud              B. fond                    C. sure                       D. tired

50.A. expected           B. taught                    C. encouraged            D. educated

51.A. praising            B. referring to            C. talking with           D. congratulating

52.A. skills                B. instructions            C. treatments                D. methods

53.A. discovery          B. contribution           C. difference              D. choice

54.A. recent                      B. public                    C. private                   D. special

55.A. giving               B. remembering          C. announcing            D. receiving

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house.She__36__John very much. In her__37__he couldn't do anything_38__.Every morning she would give him breakfast_39__bed and bring him the papers to__40__.It isn't really true that he was too__41__to work---in fact he had tried a few__42__.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to_43__at least six windows. Then he_44__a bus conductor and on his second_45__a passenger stole his bag with all the fares（车费）collected.He_46__lost his job as a postman_47__he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was_48__suitable work for him. So he_49__to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so__50__about this that she told the__51__to all her neighbours. "My John is good to be a soldier," she said. "He is going to be the best soldier there__52__was,I can tell you!"
Then the great day came_53__he was to march past the palace in the parade（接受检阅的队伍）.His_54__mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good__55__in the crowd.  The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight some of the people watching couldn’t help laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the other as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with happiness shouted at the top of her voice: "Look at them! They're all out of step except my John! Isn't he the best!"
【小题1】.

A．ones

B．years

C．tasks

D．jobs

A．thus

B．even

C．once

D．only

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

   A businessman was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on the park chair, with 21    in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from   22   .

   Suddenly an old man appeared before him and was willing to   23   him help. He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying,“  24   me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as  25  as he had come.

   The businessman saw a check for $500,000 in his hand, which was 26   by John D. Rockefeller, one of the   27   men in the world! “I can remove my money worries 28   !” he realized. But the man decided to put the check in his safe,   29   it might give him the strength to find out a way to save his business. With a renewed   30    attitude, he thought of some new business ideas which soon led to his success in several big   31   . Within a few months, he was out of debt and making   32   once again.

   Exactly one year   33   , he returned to the park with the check. At the time they have agreed on, the old man   34   , too. But just as the man was about to hand back the check and share his   35   story, a nurse came running up and   36   the old man. She said the old man was always   37   from the rest room and telling people he was John D. Rockefeller. Then she led the old man away   38   the arm hurriedly.

   The man just stood there,   39   . Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money   40   his self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.